Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics

About this eBook

Author

Folkard, Richard

Title

Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics Embracing the Myths, Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore of the Plant Kingdom

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Jennifer Linklater, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

QK: Science: Botany

Subject

Plants -- Folklore

Category

Text

eBook-No.

44638

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44638

Release Date

January 9, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PLANT LORE, LEGENDS, and LYRICS. — PREFACE. — Principal Works Referred to. — TABLE OF CONTENTS. — List of Illustrations. — Part the First.
2. 2.INTRODUCTION.
3. 3.CHAPTER I. The World-Trees of the Ancients. — The Norse World-Tree. — The Hindu World-Tree. — The World-Tree of the Buddhists. — The Iranian World-Tree. — The Assyrian Sacred Tree. — The Mother Tree of the Greeks, Romans, and Teutons.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. The Trees of Paradise and the Tree of Adam. — The Tree of life. — The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. — The Tree of Adam.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. Sacred Trees & Plants of the Ancients.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. Floral Ceremonies, Wreaths, and Garlands. — Well-Flowering. — Bridal Floral Ceremonies. — Floral Games and Festivals. — Garlands, Chaplets, and Wreaths.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. Plants of the Christian Church. — Plants of the Virgin Mary. — The Plants of Our Saviour. — The Crown of Thorns. — The Wood of the Cross. — Plants of the Crucifixion. — The Tree of Judas Iscariot. — The Plants of St. John. — Flowers of the Saints. — Flowers of the Church’s Festivals. — Gospel Oaks and Memorial Trees.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. Plants of the Fairies and Naiades. — Fairy Revels. — Fairy Plants. — Plants of the Water Nymphs and Fays.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. Sylvans, Wood Nymphs, and Tree Spirits. — Sacred Groves and their Denizens. — Tree Spirits.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. Plants of the Devil. — Noxious, Deadly, and Ill-Omened Plants.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. Plants of the Witches. — Plants used for Charms and Spells. — Plants Antagonistic to Witchcraft.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. Magical Plants. — Magic Wands and Divining Rods.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. Fabulous, Wondrous, and Miraculous Plants. — Wondrous Plants. — Plants Bearing Inscriptions and Figures. — Vegetable Monstrosities. — Miraculous Trees and Plants. — Father Garnet’s Straw.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. Plants Connected with Birds and Animals. — Plants connected with Animals.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. The Doctrine of Plant Signatures. — The Old Herbals and Herbalists.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. Plants and the Planets. — Plants of the Moon. — The Man in the Moon.
17. 17.CHAPTER XV. Plant Symbolism and Language. — Ancient Floral Vocabulary. — A Dictionary of Flowers.
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. Funeral Trees and Plants. — Old English Funeral Customs. — Plants as Death Portents. — Part the Second.
19. 19.ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF PLANTS. — Footnotes. — Index to Legends and Myths. — General Index. — Index of Plant Names. — Transcriber’s Notes.

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